Well Marriage Center, Ph.D, Psy.D., LMFT, LPC, LCSW

Marriage Counseling Specialists

One of the leading causes of depression involves relationship conflict or brokenness. We understand how devastating it can be when a relationship separates or falls apart. We specialize in helping people overcome their depression and regain the happy energy that life once held for them. It's not as hopeless as it feels. We've helped countless people recover and thrive from a broken relationship.

John Raymond, MA, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Feeling isolated, listless, and just plain down? Can't figure out what is going on? Or know what is going on but don't know what to do about it? People telling you to "just cheer up, look at your life it ain't that bad" or "Christians don't get depressed"? Well, they do. I hope that I can help you with your process of healing. I may not have all the answers, but I have an ear. Contact me.

Carlos Durana, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression is a signal that your life is not in balance; it is also an opportunity and call to action for a better life. I provide a holistic and educational approach to help you:
• Examine triggers of depression;
• Identify and transform thoughts, behaviors and feeling tendencies
that lead to depression;
• Promote physical wellness;
• Learn skills to resolve conflicts and improve relationships;
• Adapt mindfulness skills for calmness, acceptance and compassion;
• Enhance the body-mind connection;
• Define values, create a life-vision plan, and pursue a life that is
worth living.
My approach is based upon a belief in everyone's lovability and personal worth.

Colleen Neumann, PsyD, MSW

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Colleen uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy techniques to help identify and modify unhealthy or unhelpful thought patterns, along with getting in touch with the emotional experiences of clients who struggle with depression (and the anxiety that typically accompanies depression). She strives to create a warm and safe environment to help promote healthy change.

Linda Ritchie, Ph.D.

Licensed Professional Counselor/Marriage & Family Therapist

We all experience ups and downs in life. This is normal and pat of living life. However, depression is characterized by feelings that are much more intense, let longer, and interfere more intensely with day-to-day functioning and interaction with other people. It is a serious condition that can impact every aspect of your life. It can affect your family relationships, work relationship, and impact negatively on your sense of self worth.
Depression is very treatable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is our primary approach to treating depression and it has been proven to be effective for most forms of depression and even to prevent the occurrence of future depressive episodes.

Christina Schultz, MA

Resident in Counseling, Supervised by Thomas Lamp, LPC

I view depression from existential, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, social learning, systems, and medical models. I view that shame, low self-concept, and deeper identity and existential issues often do underlie moderate and severe depression, and support SSRI or SNRI interventions for postpartum moms and clients with moderate to severe depression, with recurrence. I employ assessments and CBT homework assignments to help clients reduce their negative cognitive lens, and encourage client resilience through positive coping skills (e.g. exercise), meaning-making, and positive psychology exercises (e.g. gratitude and altruism).

Alicia Munoz, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

It is common to feel down or 'blue' at different points in our lives, when we are overwhelmed with stress, coping with a loss, or dealing with a difficult transition. When depression becomes chronic, it can be seen as a non-verbal way we communicate to ourselves and others around us a deeply personal message, which we may not be consciously aware of: I’m hurting, I feel helpless, I can’t accept something shameful.
I work with you to understand what your depression means in the context of your history and how to use it to mobilize your self-awareness into greater alignment with your values, aspirations and goals. You benefit by becoming empowered to act and choose how you want to live.

Christiana Shao, M.S., M.A., LGPC, NCC

Resident in Counseling

Research has shown that cogntive behavioral therapy is effective for treating depression. Therefore we will collaboratively work to help you address the cognitive, emotional and behavioral factors that may be contributing to or maintaining your depression. Addressing these factors will effectively reduce depressive symptoms and increase hope. Part of our work together will include helping you better understand what depression is, and teaching you to identify and resolve beliefs that you may have developed about yourself, the world and others that often contributes to depression. We will also use an approach called behavioral activation to help you increased energy and activity level.

Gina Binder, M.A.

Resident in Counseling

When you experience a severely depressed mood and decreased activity level for an extended period of time, your life really changes. Hope disappears, joy drains from life, and you may feel isolated, alone, and stuck. Your efforts may fall behind in school or at work, and your relationships may feel strained. But change is possible! Although depression controls your current experience, it does not define who you most truly are. Counseling can help you break the chains of depression, and create a new experience which includes hope and a meaningful connection to life. To determine if we can work together, please contact me to schedule a FREE 15-minute phone consultation.